Day 1 of the NOMAS® Certification Course | |
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09:00 a.m. | Introduction |
09:15 a.m. | Anatomy and Physiology of the Infant Oral Mechanism: Reflexive to Volitional (Birth to Six Months) |
10:30 a.m. | Break |
10:45 a.m. | Introduction to the NOMAS |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
01:15 p.m. | Practice Evaluation with NOMAS: Review Videotapes |
02:45 p.m. | Break |
03:00 p.m. | Use of NOMAS with Bottle vs. Breast Feeding |
03:30 p.m. | Sensory Aspects of Neonatal Sucking |
04:00 p.m. | Diagnostic-Based Treatment for Infants with Disorganized and Dysfunctional Sucking Patterns |
DAY 1 contains 6.0 hours of teaching | |
Day 2 of the NOMAS® Certification Course (Class divides into three groups) | |
08:30 a.m. | Group A: Bedside observation in NICU | Groups B + C: Video Assessment |
10:00 a.m. | Group B: Bedside observation in NICU | Groups A + C: Video Assessment |
11:30 a.m. | Group C: Bedside observation in NICU | Groups A + B: Video Assessment |
01:00 p.m. | Lunch |
02:00 p.m. | Video Assessment and Discussion |
DAY 2 contains 6.5 hours of teaching | |
Day 3 of the NOMAS® Certification Course (Class divides into three groups) | |
08:30 a.m. | Group A: Bedside observation in NICU | Groups B + C: Video Assessment |
10:00 a.m. | Group B: Bedside observation in NICU | Groups A + C: Video Assessment |
11:30 a.m. | Group C: Bedside observation in NICU | Groups A + B: Video Assessment |
01:00 p.m. | Lunch |
02:00 p.m. | Review Tape; Q&A |
02:30 p.m. | Reliability Test |
DAY 3 contains 6.0 hours of teaching |